Hellenist
HEL-uh-nist
What is Hellenist?
A Hellenist was a Greek-speaking Jew in the New Testament era. In Acts 6:1 a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution; the King James Version renders the word as Grecians.
Meaning: Greek speaker, from Hellen, a Greek (Greek)